The long-pending move is considered safe and rewarding for pensioners. The decision was taken at CM Ashok Gehlot’s first cabinet meeting after undergoing angioplasty at the SMS Hospital here last month.
The cabinet also decided to extend the scope of compassionate appointment in government service to dependents of employees suffering from diseases by amending the Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment Rules, 1996.
Divorced daughters and, in case of unmarried government employees, mother, father or unmarried brother, sister or, if none of them are available, married sister could be considered for appointment, as per the new rules proposed.
At present, only husband, wife, son or unmarried or widowed daughter, adopted son or unmarried adopted daughter are eligible for appointment.
The cabinet also gave its approval for an additional long-term loan of Rs 500 crore from the Bank of India for the Farmers’ Welfare Fund, constituted for various schemes.
It decided to amend the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2021, adopting new standards and procedures for the appointment of chairman and members of the commission as well as to make investigations more transparent and efficient.
The meeting gave its nod to issue caste certificates to children of single women belonging to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes, and income and property certificates in the name of the mother.
The Mukhyamantri Paryatan Udyog Sambal Yojana to provide relief to entrepreneurs in the tourism and hospitality sector was also approved. Under the scheme, a total interest subsidy of 9% per annum will be given to entrepreneurs by giving an additional interest subsidy of 1% on interest of loans of up to Rs 25 lakh for three years.
The state GST payable and deposited by hotel and tour operators will be 50% from October 1 to March 31 this year, and 75% from April 1 to June 30.
The cabinet also gave its nod to upgrade the cell for peace and non-violence and establish it as a directorate to promote the principles of Mahatma Gandhi at grass-roots level.
